Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - Traffic is seemingly unaffected so far after a fire ignited deep in the flood control channel under the 60 Freeway Near Fullerton Road, Monday.

Firefighters have gone an estimated 60 to 80 feet into the flood control channel under the 60 freeway, but have yet to find the seat of the fire, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team has been requested.

BALDWIN PARK – The California Highway Patrol has scheduled a DUI checkpoint for an undisclosed location of unincorporated Industry and West Covina.

The checkpoint will begin at 7 p.m.

CHP officers trained in detecting driver impairment will staff the checkpoint and use handheld breath testing devices on those suspected of DUI. Every vehicle will be checked depending on traffic volume. If traffic is heavy, every third or fifth vehicle will be checked to ensure objectivity, according to the CHP.

CHP Baldwin Park Office Captain Susan Estrem said checkpoints tend to, “reduce the number of drinking drivers on the road, even though arrest totals do not rise dramatically”.  

The psychological aspect of knowing checkpoints are happening is a valued deterrent. “We advise the news media well in advance whenever a checkpoint is planned, since extensive publicity also is viewed as a legal safeguard,” Estrem said in a written statement.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - A pedestrian was struck and killed on the west 60 freeway west of Fullerton Road around 7:50 p.m. Sunday.

The unidentified pedestrian died at the scene. A Sig Alert was issued around 8:06 p.m. for the No. 4 lane.

A Sig Alert was issued for the No. 4 lane, but was lifted at 9:54 p.m., according to Officer Elizabeth Kravig of the California Highway Patrol

The victim was described as possibly a female.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - The California Highway Patrol is planning a DUI/Driver license checkpoint in the Unincorporated area of City of Industry and West Covina Wednesday, May 5.

The checkpoint is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at an undisclosed location.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

UPDATE, 5 p.m., February 17: Investigators helped shed a little more light on the police shooting that occurred in City of Industry February 16.

​A deputy on patrol witnessed a reckless driver drive through a red light at the intersection of Gale Avenue and Azusa Avenue eastbound. The deputy attempted to locate the driver to initiate a traffic stop and eventually found the suspect had crashed into a traffic light In the 18200 block of Gale Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The suspect attempted to flee the crash vehicle as the deputy arrived on scene. The suspect apparently was armed. The deputy open fire, but did not strike the suspect. No one was injured in this incident. The suspect was hospitalized due to injuries sustained in the crash, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

The suspect’s handgun was recovered at the scene.

INDUSTRY - A major crime incident is being investigated in the area of Gale Avenue and Fullerton Road after an incident led to deputy gunfire Tuesday night.

The suspect sustained injuries considered not life-threatening during a previous incident and was taken to a nearby hospital, according to Sgt. Armando Martinez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.

The incident occurred in the 18200 block of Gale Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. February 16.

It is not yet clear what led to the shooting. A traffic collision occurred minutes before the police shooting and is likely related to the shooting, Martinez told SGV CityWatch.

A gun was reportedly recovered at the scene.

A large contingent of the deputies from surrounding Sheriff’s stations are on scene assisting with maintaining the crime scene, as well as detectives from the Sheriff’s Operation Safe Streets bureau.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

CITY OF INDUSTRY – At Least one person was killed in a collision on the 60 freeway Thursday morning.

The crash was reported at 6:17 a.m. on the west 60 freeway east of Fairway Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Possibly one other vehicle was involved in the crash that occurred that is affecting the HOV, No. 1 and 2 lanes. A Sig Alert affected the mentioned lanes, but has since been cancelled, the California Highway Patrol said.

INDUSTRY - A California Highway Patrol officer was hospitalized after the officer’s patrol vehicle caught fire Sunday morning.

INDUSTRY - At least one person was injured in a crash that overturned a semi hauling food on the westbound 60 freeway just east of Azusa Avenue.

A Sig Alert has been issued for an unknown duration for all westbound lanes. None of the food has spilled from the semi, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported at 9:54 p.m., according to the CHP.

An unspecified sedan may have been involved in the crash.

Some impatient drivers are using the Fullerton Road on ramp to exit the freeway, the CHP said.

Someone was seen fleeing the scene of the crash. A police helicopter was called to search, but the suspect has not been located.

INDUSTRY - A Sig Alert has been extended until at least 3:30 p.m. after a trailer hauling 28,000 pounds of rims overturned on the eastbound 60 freeway off ramp at Azusa Avenue Tuesday.

INDUSTRY - A Hispanic male died after arriving to an area hospital, the victim of a collision, the California Highway Patrol said.

The collision occurred near North Echelon Avenue and Pocono Street around 9:25 p.m. February 2. The victim, only described as a Hispanic man, was hospitalized and later declared dead, according to CHP officer Tony Polizzi.

Polizzi did not have any indication the collision was a hit and run.